On 24/04/14 04:06, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > I don't know if a Google/gmail account is really _required_ with Android > phones, but you are strongly advised (and nagged) to set up one. As you > said, without it, no OS or app updates, no app downloads, etc. So for > full phone functionality, you need one. I got OS updates until they dropped the Galaxy Nexus updates with the update to Kitkat. Richard